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SpaceX Kestrel

Rocket engine
The SpaceX Kestrel was an LOX/RP-1 pressure-fed rocket engine. The Kestrel engine was developed in the 2000s by SpaceX for upper stage use on the Falcon 1 rocket. Kestrel is no longer being manufactured; the last flight of Falcon 1 was in 2009. Wikipedia
Chamber pressure: 9.3 bar (135 psi)
Cycle: Pressure fed
Dry weight: 52 kg (115 lb)
First flight: 2006
Manufacturer: SpaceX
Propellant: LOX / RP-1
Specific impulse, vacuum: 317 seconds (3.11 km/s)